Full question:
My ex-wife and I are reconciling and my parents are very upset. The permanent orders state that they would babysit four days a week while we are both at work. We no longer want them to babysit at all. They are harassing us. We told them not to pick the kids up at preschool and they said they are going to and have the permanent orders with them and call the police, if someone other than my ex-wife and I pick them up and they know we will be at work. What is our quickest and best way to deal with this?
- Category: Divorce
- Subcategory: Child Custody
- Date:
- State: Colorado
Answer:
We are assuming you got divorced and the permanent order refers to a custody order in the divorce. A remarriage to a former spouse would make the divorce decree void and if necessary, you could petition the court to vacate or modify the order, based on the change of circumstances.
When a divorce decree is issued by a court, that court retains jurisdiction to modify its order. A court may grant a motion for a modification of a divorce decree when the parties consent to the modification or when a significant change of circumstances justifies the modification. Certain aspects of the decree are modifiable, while others are not. The property division is not modifiable by the court. It is final. Child custody may be modified if there is a significant change of circumstances. The court's decision to grant a modification is based on the best interests of the child.
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